Jasprit Bumrah will have his task cut out with India captain Rohit Sharma all but out of the game at the Optus Stadium, which gets underway on Friday.

Earlier, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday announced a global Trophy Tour ahead of the Men's Champions Trophy 2025, which is set to be hosted by Pakistan.

India skipper Rohit Sharma and batter Shubman Gill are likely to miss the first Test against Australia in Perth.

The Indian cricket team batters have come under a lot of criticism following the 0-3 whitewash in the recently-concluded Test series against New Zealand.

All-rounder Jalaj Saxena has become the first player to bring up a monumental Ranji Trophy record.

Kartik, visibly touched by the gesture, recalled his own India debut when he received his first cap from cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev 25 years ago.

Ravindra Jadeja is the fastest Indian to score 3000 runs and claim 300 wickets in Test cricket, beating R Ashwin and Kapil Dev.

Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah completed 400 wickets in international cricket, becoming the 10th bowler from his team to do so.

India's participation in next year's Champions Trophy remains a mystery with the BCCI yet to give a clarity on the team's travel plans.

When India pacer Mohammed Shami was asked to pick his "favourite bowler of all-time", he surprisingly named two greats, who are not from India.